Meet the Trainer
Career Advancement:
  • Graduate of Capital Cities K9 Academy, 7/15/01
  • Completed 26-hour PSA Seminar on Obedience, E-Collar, and Protection Theory and Application, and Problem Solving Instructed by Joe Morris (Founder/Director, PSA), Evolution K9, Appleton, Wisconsin, 12/24/04-12/26/04
  • Completed 20-hour PSA Seminar on Obedience, E-Collar, and Protection Theory and Application Instructed by Jerry Bradshaw and Joe Morris (Founders and Directors, PSA), Premier K9, Lansing, Michigan, 10/3/05-10/5/05
  • Appointed PSA Judge, 2008
  • Appointed PSA East Coast Assistant Director, 2009
Dog Titles and Awards
  • Titled Personal Protection Dog Association, 10/29/00 with K9 Rusty
  • American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen, 12/1/00 with K9 Rusty
  • Titled K-9 Pro-Sport, 2/1/01
  • Top Ten Finalist K-9 Pro-Sport, 2001 Season (Nationals was cancelled due to 9/11
  • PSA Level 1 Open, 11/11/01 with K9 Rusty
  • 1st Place With Distinction and PSA 2 title, 2/2/02 with K9 T.J.
  • PSA Level 1 Novice, 9/8/02 with K9 Chipper
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1, High Obedience Overall for Trial, High Protection Overall for Trial, PSA Nationals 2001 with K9 Chipper
  • 2nd Place PSA Level 1 Open, PSA Nationals with K9 Rusty
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Open, 4/26/03 with K9 Rusty
  • PSA Level 1 Novice, 5/31/03 with K9 Yipe'
  • PSA Level 1 Open, 5/31/03 with K9 Isaac
  • Most dogs titled by one handler in a single trial, 5/31/03 with K9s: Yipe' (2nd Place PSA Level 1 Novice), Chipper (3rd Place PSA Level 1 Novice and High Obedience Overall for Trial), Isaac (2nd Place PSA Level 1 Open), Rusty (3rd Place PSA Level 1 Open)
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Novice, High Obedience Overall for Trial, Tagor van Joefarm Memorial Award, Ben von Lowenfell's Memorial Award, 4/3/04 with K9 Jue
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Novice, High Obedience Overall for Trial, High Protection Overall for Trial, Tagor van Joefarm Memorial Award, Ben von Lowenfell's Memorial Award, 8/21/04 with K9 Jue
  • Highest Protection Overall for Trial, PSA Nationals 2004 with K9 Jue
  • Highest Scoring Dog in PSA for the 2004 Season with K9 Jue
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Open, 6/4/05 wiht K9 Jue
  • PSA TC, 6/4/05 with K9 Ari
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Novice, High Obedience Overall for Trial, High Protection Overall for Trial, Tagor van Joefarm Memorial Award, Ben von Lowenfell's Memorial Award, 6/4/06 with K9 Asja
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Novice (with Distinction), 7/15/06 with K9 Asja
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Novice (with High Distinction), Tagor van Joefarm Memorial Award, Ben von Lowenfell's Memorial Award, 7/16/06 with K9 Asja
  • 1st Place PSA Level 1 Novice, Tagor van Joefarm Memorial Award, Ben von Lowenfell's Memorial Award, High Obedience Overall for Trial, High Protection Overall for Trial, 09/24/06 (Eastern Regional Event) with K9 Asja
  • 2nd Place PSA Level 1 Novice and High Protection for Level 1 Novice, PSA Nationals, Los Angeles, California, 10/21-22/2006 with K9 Asja
  • 2nd Place PSA Level 2, 6/3/2007 with K9 Jue
  • 3rd Place PSA Level 2, 6/3/2007 with K9 Asja
  • 1st Place PSA Level 2, 7/7/2007 with K9 Jue
  • 1st Place PSA Level 2, 7/8/2007 with K9 Asja
  • 3rd Place PSA Level 2, 2006-2007 PSA Nationals in Farmingdale, NY, with K9 Jue
  • 2nd Place PSA Level 2, High Obedience, and earning the 1st leg to the Level 2 Title, 2006-2007 PSA Nationals in Farmingdale, NY, with K9 Asja
  • 2nd Place PSA Level 2, 3/29/2008 with K9 Asja
  • 1st Place PSA Level 2, PSA East Coast Regionals, 9/12/2008 with K9 Asja and 2nd leg of the PSA Level 2 Title.
  • 3rd Place PSA Level 2, 2007-2008 PSA Nationals in Cookeville, TN, with K9 Asja and High Score in the PSA Level 2's for 2007-2008 Entire Trial Season.
  • 1st Place PSA Level 3, Tagor van Joefarm Memorial Award, Ben von Lowenfel's Memorial Award, 5/2/2009 with K9 Asja and earning 1st leg to the Level 3 Title, Stafford, VA
  • 1st Place PSA Level 3, PSA East Coast Regionals, 9/26/2009 with K9 Asja
  • 1st Place PSA Level 3, 2010 PSA Baltimore Trial, 9/27/2009 with K9 Asja
  • 2nd 2008-2009 PSA Nationals in Baltimore, MD, with K9 Asja and High Score in the PSA Level 3's for the 2008-2009 Entire Trial Season
  • 2nd Leg PSA Level 3 and High Protection, 8/14/2010, Stafford, VA, with K9 Asja
  • Most titled dogs in PSA by one handler: 8 dogs (Rusty, T.J., Chipper, Jue, Yipe', Isaac, Ari, and Asja (PSA 1 and PSA 2)), 13 Titles, and Multiple First Place Wins (16)
Decoy Training and Accomplishments
  • Certified PSA Decoy, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
  • PSA Iron Decoy Award, 2001
  • PSA Iron Decoy Award, 2002
  • Trained Chad Reynolds to be a PSA-Certified Decoy
  • Trained James Baynard to be a PSA-Certified Decoy
  • Trained Charlie Marks, Josh Stone, Patrick Salerno, and John Daniel to be PSA-Certified Decoys (2009)
  • Co-Administrator for PSA Eastern Regional Decoy Camp and Certification, CNY K9, Martville, New York, 5/20/06-5/21/06
  • Co-Administrator for PSA Eastern Regional Decoy Camp and Certification, Baltimore, Maryland, 4/18/09-4/19/09
Training Seminars
  • Protection Training Seminar: March 17-18, 2006, Michigan with Premier K9
  • Protection Training Seminar: April 14-15, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Protection Training Seminar: October 7-8, 2006, Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Protection Training Seminar: December 9-10, 2006, Appleton, Wisonsin
  • Protection Training Seminar: March 10-11, 2007, Appleton, Wisonsin